Einhard

Einhard was born around 775 in the valley of the Main River, in eastern Francia, into a landowning family. He was educated at the monastery of Fulda, and around 791 he was sent to the court of Charlemagne at Aachen, where he joined the circle of scholars led by Alcuin of York. He was small in stature but became a trusted adviser and is thought to have overseen building projects at the court. After Charlemagne's death in 814 he served his son, Louis the Pious, who gave him lands, including at Seligenstadt, where Einhard founded a monastery. Around the 820s he wrote the Life of Charlemagne (Vita Karoli Magni), a short Latin biography modeled in part on the Roman biographer Suetonius's lives of the emperors. It describes Charlemagne's wars, family, appearance, habits and interest in learning, and it is one of the most important sources for his reign. Einhard retired to Seligenstadt, where he died in 840.

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Faith: A Christian who often called himself a sinner; he built churches on his estates. Source: Wikipedia